Hands-on CGI
Workshop Examples
We will be working with generic CGI scripts, which can be adapted for use by changing parameters in the HTML file, rather than having to change the CGI script.
- Text editor
- We will again be using either Notepad or Wordpad (Windows) or Simple Text (Mac), however any text editor or word processor will do, as long as you save the file as text only.
Web browser
Any browser should work. After making changes, hit reload on your browser to see changes. If you're still seeing your old page, force a non-cached retrieval by holding down the shift key (on Macs, the option key) while you hit reload
Creating practice page
Open text editor
Open Web browser
Create sample page, using sample code and following instructor's directions and examples
For the adventurous...
Open Perl source code in text editor
Customize code
Save to your server (see tips for different servers) or to workshop server